Don Savage vs. Deron Williams Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Deron Williams and Don Savage, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Don Savage played 2 years in the NBA, 10 less than Deron Williams, who played 12. Don Savage had the first of his seasons in 1951-52, while Deron Williams had his rookie season in 2005-06. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Don Savage |
2 |
0 |
1951-52 to 1956-57 |
Deron Williams |
12 |
9 |
2005-06 to 2016-17 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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|
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Rookie Season |
|
Don Savage |
Deron Williams |
Season |
1951-52 | 2005-06 |
Team |
Syracuse Nationals | Utah Jazz |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Savage |
12 |
9.8 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
2.0 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
0.8 |
3.6 |
.209 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
2.3 |
.643 |
Deron Williams |
80 |
28.8 |
10.8 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
4.5 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
4.2 |
10.1 |
.421 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
.416 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
.704 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Deron Williams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Don Savage didn't play in 1952-53, 1953-54, 1954-55 and 1955-56.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Savage |
5 |
11.0 |
3.6 |
- |
- |
1.4 |
0.4 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
1.2 |
3.8 |
.316 |
- |
- |
- |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.857 |
Deron Williams |
80 |
36.9 |
16.2 |
0.5 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
9.3 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
6.2 |
13.5 |
.456 |
1.0 |
3.2 |
.322 |
2.8 |
3.7 |
.767 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Deron Williams |
17 |
38.6 |
19.2 |
0.5 |
3.8 |
4.3 |
8.6 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
4.0 |
2.9 |
7.2 |
15.9 |
.452 |
1.1 |
3.4 |
.333 |
3.8 |
4.8 |
.790 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Deron Williams |
82 |
37.3 |
18.8 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
10.5 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
3.4 |
2.4 |
6.9 |
13.6 |
.507 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
.395 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
.803 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Deron Williams |
12 |
42.8 |
21.6 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
10.0 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
7.5 |
15.3 |
.492 |
2.3 |
4.7 |
.500 |
4.3 |
5.5 |
.773 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Deron Williams |
68 |
36.8 |
19.4 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
10.7 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
3.4 |
2.0 |
6.8 |
14.5 |
.471 |
1.0 |
3.3 |
.310 |
4.8 |
5.6 |
.849 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Deron Williams |
5 |
42.2 |
20.2 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
10.8 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
4.2 |
3.4 |
5.8 |
14.0 |
.414 |
1.8 |
5.0 |
.360 |
6.8 |
8.2 |
.829 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Deron Williams |
76 |
36.9 |
18.7 |
0.7 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
10.5 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
6.5 |
13.9 |
.469 |
1.3 |
3.4 |
.371 |
4.4 |
5.5 |
.801 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Deron Williams |
10 |
39.8 |
24.3 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
10.2 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
6.7 |
14.9 |
.450 |
2.0 |
5.1 |
.392 |
8.9 |
11.1 |
.802 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Deron Williams |
65 |
37.9 |
20.1 |
0.6 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
10.3 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
3.5 |
2.9 |
6.6 |
15.0 |
.439 |
1.6 |
4.9 |
.331 |
5.4 |
6.3 |
.845 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Deron Williams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Deron Williams |
55 |
36.3 |
21.0 |
0.4 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
8.7 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
4.0 |
2.2 |
7.1 |
17.5 |
.407 |
2.1 |
6.2 |
.336 |
4.7 |
5.5 |
.843 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Deron Williams |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Deron Williams |
78 |
36.4 |
18.9 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
7.7 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
6.3 |
14.4 |
.440 |
2.2 |
5.7 |
.378 |
4.1 |
4.7 |
.859 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Deron Williams |
7 |
41.7 |
20.6 |
0.1 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
8.4 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
2.4 |
6.4 |
15.1 |
.425 |
2.4 |
6.1 |
.395 |
5.3 |
6.4 |
.822 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Deron Williams |
64 |
32.2 |
14.3 |
0.2 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
6.1 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
5.0 |
11.2 |
.450 |
1.5 |
4.2 |
.366 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
.801 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Deron Williams |
12 |
35.7 |
14.5 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
5.8 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
5.0 |
12.7 |
.395 |
1.5 |
4.4 |
.340 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
.800 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Deron Williams |
68 |
31.1 |
13.0 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
6.6 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
4.4 |
11.3 |
.387 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
.367 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
.834 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Deron Williams |
6 |
32.0 |
11.8 |
0.5 |
5.7 |
6.2 |
5.5 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
11.5 |
.391 |
1.8 |
4.3 |
.423 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
.857 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Deron Williams |
65 |
32.4 |
14.1 |
0.3 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
5.8 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
4.9 |
11.9 |
.414 |
1.5 |
4.3 |
.344 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
.869 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Deron Williams |
3 |
16.3 |
5.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
6.0 |
.333 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
.429 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Deron Williams |
64 |
25.9 |
11.0 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
5.6 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
4.1 |
9.4 |
.438 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
.363 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
.826 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Savage |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Deron Williams |
18 |
14.6 |
4.3 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
3.6 |
.438 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
.387 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
.909 |